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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Evelyn M. Swanson (nee |
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| Gronwall) of Park City on Monday, March 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on May 11, 1924, in Goldfield, Iowa, |
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| to Arthur and Jessie Gronwall; she married Clifford H. Swanson |
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| on July 30, 1945, in Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed as an audio visual technician for |
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| District 64 in North Chicago for 27 years until her retirement |
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| in 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swanson was a member of Gurnee Community |
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| Church, a former member of the North Chicago Emmanuel United |
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| Methodist Church, a member of the Women's Bible Group and |
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| Elderberries, an active member of the Greater North Chicago |
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| Senior Club and the North Chicago Women's Club, where she |
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| served many years as president, the Park City Senior Group, the |
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| Lake County Chapter of AARP, and a former member of the North |
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| Chicago Children's Service Association; and
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| WHEREAS, She enjoyed camping, traveling, helping others, |
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| and being a mom, grandma, and great-grandma; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Evelyn M. Swanson has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her son, Kevin (Marian) Swanson; her |
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| daughter, Karen (David) Fermaint; her grandchildren, Ginger |
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| (Keith) Storrs, Donald (Tara) Fermaint, and Elisa and Diego |
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| Fermaint; her great-grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Storrs |
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| and Destiny and Dallas Fermaint; her aunt, Hazel Rogness; her |
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| sister-in-law, Doreen (Harold) Strand; and her many nieces, |
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| nephews, friends, and the "Silver Foxes"; she was preceded in |
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| death by her husband, former North Chicago Alderman, Clifford, |
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| on October 24, 1992; her brother, Raymond Gronwall; and her |